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getting to

getting to is the present participle and gerund of get to.

Meaning of get to

Verb

get to (third-person singular simple present gets to, present participle getting to, simple past got to, past participle (UK) got to or (US) gotten to)

  1. (transitive) To reach or arrive at (a physical or abstract destination, or state of doing a certain activity).
    • I’ll call you when I get to the railway station.
  2. To go to or be located at (a particular place).
    • Where has Jane got to? She was here just a moment ago.
  3. (informal, transitive) To be allowed to.
    • You won't get to have any dessert until you finish your vegetables.
  4. (transitive) To affect adversely; to upset or annoy.
    • This job’s really getting to me. I don’t know how much longer I’ll last.
  5. (transitive) To attack, intimidate or kill; to corrupt or bribe.
    • He’s refusing to testify. I think the Mob got to him.
  6. (transitive) To begin (something); to get around to doing (something).
    • He got to his chores in the afternoon.

Questions about getting to

What is getting to the present participle and gerund of?
Getting to is the present participle and gerund of get to.

Words near getting to in the dictionary

  1. getting the wrong idea
  2. getting there
  3. getting through
  4. getting through one's head
  5. getting through one's thick skull
  6. getting to
  7. getting to first base
  8. getting to grips with
  9. getting to know
  10. getting to one's feet
  11. getting to the bottom of

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Adapted from Wiktionary: getting to (page history and authors); get to (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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